The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-18
SHE, TOO, COULD SHINE.

The Way in Which the San Francisco MILL
ionaire's Wife Does Things.
Carson (Nev) Appeal.
A few days ago lady from San Francisco,
who had very solid bank account, went to Lake
Tahoe on pleasure trip with her daughter. She
concluded that she would have good time. and
accordingly took along some plain serviceable
clothes and no jewelry When she struck one of
the fashionable resorts she found herself in the
midst of lot of people making vulgar display
of clothes and diamonds, and every time she
turned around she was the subject of
the most unmerciful snubbing. She was
put off in an obscure corner to
eat. and nor one of the fashionable guests con-
descended to show her the slightest civility.
The lady bit her lips for few days. took in the
situation and with true feminine instinct de-
cided on revenge. She dropped line below,
and presently there were deposited at the hotel
twelve Saratoga trunks waybiled to her ad-
dress. She and her daughter retired to their
rooms, and that evening came down to the
dining room in a blaze Of lace and diamonds til at
took every body's breath away. No such COR
geous tasty toilets ha1 ever bewdered tho
guests at that hotel before 1t blinded the eye
to look at the pair as they quietly entered the
room. The steward, after recovering his poise
rushed forward and pulled out two chairs from
the most fashionable table in the hotel. She
shook her head and replied: "The old table will
DO" and went to the obscure corner, where she
had eaten all the time.
The utmost CONSERVATION spread through the
dining-room. and the low hum OF voices to
fashionable buzz as they warmly discussed the
situation. Wasn't it awful9 They had been
snubbing a women and her daughter all the week
who could outdress them ali. In the evening
they attempted to hedge, but couldn't to any
considerable extent The dudes tried to shine
up to the GIRL but she wouldn't have it, and
those who tried to scrape acquaintance with
the mother found it like trying to run funnel
into an iceberg. For while she flashed like a
comet through that hotel into a constant change
Of ravishing toilets, each more costly and bewil-
dering than the Others until like the kings who
pedestrianized in Macbeth, they threatened to
stretch out till the crack of doom.
At the end Of the week it was learned from
the chambermaid that she had only gone through
half of her immense Saratoga There were
several women there who had displayed at least
dozen different toilets. and they felt that they
would just die if she beat their record But she
kept right on and when she was three ahead of
their score they packed up and left One by ono
she vanouished the leaders and the rank and file
capitulated, displaying the rarest generalship
imaginable. If Mrs. - appeared in any
special color to make a spread in the morning,
she adopted that color at once. only in dress
that ecipsed the other as the sun outshines the
dog star.
toilet ring. and knocked out all who had the
temerity to stand before her. The last of her
opponents redfaced. vulgarly-dressed
woman from San Francisco, whose fashy toilet
had attracted general attention and admiration
from persons ignorant of harmony and color.
Whatever dress this woman donned in the morn
ing the fashionable Nemesis on her trail
with a color that literally killed the other. The
heretofore cock of the walk was unable to stand
her defeat, and, packing her trunks, started
home.
The army Of snobs was routed, and one by
one dropped out of sight They just settled up
and quit Then the quiet little lady resumed
her plain clothes. put on an old straw hat with
her daughter, and went fishing. AS the last
gang left she absolutely had the eooiness to be
down at the wharf fishing old calico Dress
cotton gloves and straw hat
cleaned his place out. and she thinks she bad
awful lot of fun.